Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton's naked photos going up in gallery

Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton's leaked, naked and very unauthorized photos will go up in an art gallery next month in St. Petersburg, Florida.

A couple lawyers may have something to say about that.

Cory Allen Contemporary Art announced Los Angeles-based artist XLAVA will include the photos -- unaltered and life-size -- in the exhibit as part of his "Fear Google" campaign, according to USA Today. The show, which opens Oct. 30, will be titled "No Delete."

Good title. Almost as good as "Why Celebrities Should Stop Uploading Naked Photos."

The exhibit also will include seven years worth of other leaked images of celebrities "in their most vulnerable and private moments, that were comprised by either hackers or the paparazzi," according to a news release.

In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Seven years? Wait a second -- this sort of thing didn't just start happening last weekend? That can't be true, or else these fine people of public interest would know better than to keep uploading their naked photos.

Some of us actually don't feel the need to share our nakedness with technology. Then again, some of us are so terrified of what we look like naked that we shower with our clothes on.

USA Today reports the artist has used celebrity images in his work for years, including a portrait of Britney Spears with her shaved head and nude images of Scarlett Johansson.

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"XVALA appropriating celebrity compromised images and the overall 'Fear Google' campaign has helped strengthen the ongoing debate over privacy in the digital era," said publicist Cory Allen. "The commentary behind this show is a reflection of who we are today. We all become 'users,' and in the end, we become 'used'."

Right. How outrageous. Well, at least no one is trying to profit from this terrible idea of being "used."

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